Barcelona-based brand Saye create simple sneakers with an eco-edge. Using recycled and certified materials where possible, the sapling outfit has also teamed up with traceability agency B-comme to shine a light on their impact. They're also very, very nice to look at, too.

Once upon a time, you'd say 'platformed trail runners' out loud and spontaneously combust. Now, under the guiding hand of Hoka One One and the detail-obsessed bods over at Engineered Garments, they're cool, coveted and available in a versatile monochrome shade.

We go to retailers because we like the brands. But what happens when the retailer becomes a brand in itself? It'll look a lot like End's hook-up with Adidas: a class ZX9000 that puts the British clothing site's nous to good use.

No, you don't take the Kahru Fusion 2.0 on a marathon, even though it belongs to a collection with that very name. You use its throwback aesthetic to punctuate your jeans and T-shirt. You treat it nicely, what with those lovely suede panels. And you realise that the best archival running shoes aren't for running at all: they're too good for that business.

The big menswear patch-up has headed south. As Converse can prove, waste cotton works well on the iconic Chuck 70 hi-top, with upcycled contrast panelling for a trainer that makes you feel as good as your conscience.

Get back in that velour-quilted time machine because the Seventies are back en vogue. In your tailoring, yes, but also in your sneakers as Nike's Air Tailwind 79 is a contemporary spin on a model first debuted during the Honolulu Marathon of 1978.

Trail sneakers, just if you're clocking a 5k on the other side of Mars. Yes, Adidas' Feet You Wear technology (commonly abbreviated to FYW) sits on the futuristic side of practicality, and the XTA sneakers are no exception.

And who said sneakers couldn't hold a flame to tailoring? Well, leave immediately – right out the door, there we go – because Italian megaweight Canali has released an impeccable pair of fine calfskin trainers handmade in Italy. You can come back inside now.

25th birthdays are a landmark: you're actually much closer to becoming a real life adult. And that means the Nike Air Max 95 is set for high rents, crushing heartbreak and a big life in the big city, with the label releasing a former Korean exclusive for all the world to celebrate its quarter century. You're a man now, Air Max 95.

Black, simple, New Balance: a fail-safe formula that works every single time. And with the M992's now available in nice soft suede, it's a simpler way to add a little texture to tried-and-tested sneakers.

'It's not coriander, it's cilantro!' shouts the New Yawk voice of Asics' latest instalment in a long-standing collab with London designer Kiko Kostadinov. They're trail runners, but a bit mad. They're a bit mad, but not too mad. And yes, they come in a popping colourway of white and 'cilantro'.

The best shoes for your slow summer? A Vans tribute to Fast Times At Ridgemont High: a pair made famous by Sean Penn’s Jeff Spicoli featuring the checkerboard pattern that bewitched an entire generation (and a few more after that).

You want shoes that sit in the sun as well as they do your living room. And Superga's clean and classic (and comfortable) signature suits both with aplomb, as the 2490 Cotu becomes the enduring summer shoe.

Quite possibly the most-hyped sneaker of the summer. And no, that's not fashion types being tireless sycophants. As a brand on the rise, Casablanca's Middle Eastern Club Med vibe has found a happy home in a sneaker heavyweight New Balance, and the crowd goes wild.

Big and chunky designer trainers so often tread in the left-field. But ascendant brand Lavair manages to make the futuristic trend a simplistic one, as an outsized shape is dialled down by a gleaming white colourway and clean lines throughout.

If Nike's Air Max 270 React Engs weren't quite to your taste (which is insane, given the handsomeness on display), the latest design has cut the ribbon on customisation, letting you mix it up to your heart's content.

If the Air Max Plus wasn't punchy enough, the latest colourway – a deep royal blue with topaz and gold accents – is punchier still, and allows for the sort of statement sneaker than can easily upgrade wardrobe basics up north.

Adidas Gazelles are universally loved. Really. And with good reason, as no matter the shade, the refit or the fabric, the brand's landmark sneaker remains at the top – especially in a brand new shade of proper legacy blue.

Built specifically to enhance low-impact recovery runs (very important if you want to stay fit and healthy and handsome), Hoka One One's Bondi 6 is just as effective on the off-duty too, with a bulky, swollen silhouette managing to make the early Noughties aesthetic mega once more.

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